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Teen ballgame to honor Negro Leagues,
Major League Baseball's potential future and part of its past will be taking to the field in Chicago next week. In a special event Monday, a game showcasing African-American high school players from across the Great Lakes region will be held at U.S....Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, U.S. Cellular Field, Baseball, Society, Major League Baseball
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Torres earns 5th Olympic berth
STAFF AND WIRE REPORTSMichael Phelps set another world record. No surprise there. Parkland's Dara Torres is going back to the Olympics. Who would've believed it? Torres' eyes were watery and not from just having climbed out of the pool. She was crying at the cheers from 13,...Tags: Ryan Lochte, Awards and Prizes, Swimming, Michael Phelps, Society
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Fourth of July links troops in Iraq to home
The Associated PressIt was Staff Sgt. Edgar Covarrubias' second Fourth of July in Iraq. No family barbecue, no fireworks, but Covarrubias said he would call his mom, wife and kids to share the day anyway. Across Iraq, America's Independence Day was a normal workday for most...Tags: Fourth of July, Society
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U.S. Is Unprepared for Possible Asteroid Strike, Scientists Say
A group of scientists, joined by a member of Congress, used the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska asteroid event this week to draw attention to their belief that the United States is not doing enough to defend the planet against the dangers posed by near-...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Los Angeles, Society, NASA
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At 41, Dara Torres rules pool
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOMAHA -- They blasted "American Woman" over the public-address system Friday night after 41-year-old Dara Torres took what had been an intriguing storyline and turned it into a comeback story for the aged. This mother of a 2-year-old girl looked like a...Tags: Ryan Lochte, Swimming, Trials, Michael Phelps, Society
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Oral History Project Collecting Stories From Suffield Veterans
Courant Staff WriterA few local residents are trying to video tape veterans who want to share their first-hand accounts and real-life war stories with future generations, before the stories are lost forever. Since 2003, when the town Veterans Monument was dedicated, John...Tags: Veterans Affairs, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Tourism and Leisure, Society, Defense
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Painful Perspective For Yankees
NEW YORK — Independence Day in the Bronx had started with such promise. Johnny Damon led off with a double to the gap, scored on Alex Rodriguez's two-run double, and by the time the Yankees had finished the first inning they had a three-run lead...Tags: Bobby Abreu, Johnny Damon, Josh Beckett, Coco Crisp, George Steinbrenner
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U.S. copters' strike kills 22 civilians, Afghan says
The Associated PressThe U.S. military said airstrikes by its attack helicopters hit two vehicles carrying insurgents Friday in eastern Afghanistan. The province's governor said 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed. First Lt. Nathan Perry, a spokesman for...Tags: Government, Armed Forces, Death and Dying, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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Obama to accept nomination at stadium
The Swamp(Photo of Invesco Field from Invesco Field at Mile High website.) by Doyle McManus Gridiron fans, move over. The Obama campaign hopes to turn the last evening of the Democratic National Convention in Denver on Aug. 28 into a......Tags: Political Candidates, Martin Luther King Jr., Denver Broncos, Society, Football
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When in the Course of human events...
The Swampby Jim Tankersley France celebrates its independence day on the anniversary of a citizen uprising at a prison; Canada's comes on the anniversary of a legislative act recognizing its self-governance. In the United States, we celebrate a "Dear John"......Tags: Francis Hopkinson, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Rhode Island, Lightfoot (James City, Virginia), New Jersey
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